Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for Oct. 23–30

Thursday, Oct. 26: As James Huffman of Yuba was operating a heavy truck (cab chassis) westbound on Highway 33 in the town of Hillsboro, he came to a stop at the beginning of a construction zone and proceeded to back up to create more space for the construction trucks. Huffman did not see Hillsboro resident Erin Voltz’s vehicle behind him and backed into it. No injuries were reported at the time of the crash.

Thursday, Oct. 26: Brendan Schieffer of La Crosse was traveling west on Highway 56 in the town of Genoa, ran off the right shoulder of the road, overcorrected, and returned to the roadway. Then Schieffer crossed the center line, hit the left-side shoulder, and overcorrected again. Schieffer re-entered the roadway, crossed the centerline, traveled over a steep embankment, went through a fence, and came to a rest on its wheels in a pasture, where it became stuck in the mud. Schieffer reported no apparent injuries.

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Twenty-one car/deer crashes were reported last week:

• Courtney Messer of Westby, on Highway 56, town of Liberty

• Dakota Meffert of La Farge, on County Highway SS, town of Webster

• Judy Dayton of Boscobel, Wis., on Highway 14, town of Hamburg

• Nicole Miller of Viroqua, on Highway 27, town of Franklin

• Laura Connelly of Lansing, Iowa, on Highway 35, town of Wheatland

• Roger Hooker of La Farge, on Highway 82, town of Stark

• Amos Schrock of Hillsboro, on Warner Avenue, town of Union

• Matthew Fencl of Westby, on Nustad Road, town of Viroqua

• Brendan Karlstad of Viroqua, on Highway 56, town of Viroqua

• Linda Emerson of Viroqua, on County Highway SS, town of Viroqua

• Carrie Polster of La Valle, on County Highway V, town of Greenwood

• Sarah Mathison of Chaseburg, on County Highway KK, town of Hamburg

• Robert Shaner of Viroqua, on Highway 27, town of Franklin

• Quinten Larson of Stoddard, on Mohawk Valley Road, town of Bergen

• Barbara Jarrett of Stoddard, on Mohawk Valley Road, town of Bergen

• Mary Rice of Boscobel, Wis., on Highway 14, town of Franklin

• Joshua Kolbo of Westby, on Highway 14, town of Franklin

• Michael Welch of Viroqua, on CountyHighway B, town of Jefferson

• Sara Martinez of Viroqua, on County Highway N, town of Sterling

• Jerry Crotsenberg Sr, of Hillsboro, on County Highway C, town of Greenwood

• Edmund Nix of La Crosse, on Highway 14, town of Kickapoo



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